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API Keys & Benchmarks
Model Benchmarks
Compare DeepSeek V4 side-by-side with GPT 5.5, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. See which models lead on OpenClaw PinchBench for coding, tool use, and agent workflows.
View BenchmarksClaude Desktop Model Mapping
NewClaude Code Desktop 1.6259.1 tightened Gateway model-ID checks. Learn the safer new mapping route: keep Claude-style aliases in Desktop, map them to DeepSeek V4 Pro or Flash, and verify that Pro plus 1M context actually routes correctly.
Open Mapping GuideDeepSeek Vision Model
NewDeepSeek's official gray rollout for vision is now visible to selected users. Read the technical news brief on Thinking with Visual Primitives, the paper behind its point-and-box reasoning approach.
Read Vision BriefLocal Flash Deployment
HotDeepSeek V4 Flash running locally on Mac is a major deployment milestone. Open the detailed tutorial for GGUF selection, llama.cpp builds, launch commands, smoke tests, troubleshooting, and API fallback strategy.
Open Local TutorialDeepSeek TUI
NewInstall the open-source terminal coding agent built around DeepSeek V4, compare Plan/Agent/YOLO modes, and understand how Pro orchestration with Flash workers affects cost.
Open TUI GuideDeepSeek V4 Guides
Hands-on Python, Node.js, Claude Code/Desktop integration guides, plus head-to-head comparisons of DeepSeek V4 with GPT 5.5, Claude, and Grok.
Browse GuidesDeepSeek V4
- Official DeepSeek V4 API
- Direct connect — no proxy, no relay
- One-off Coding Plan price from $0.90
- Official Pro API promo: $0.435 input / $0.87 output per 1M
- Flash: 1M context at $0.14 input / $0.28 output per 1M tokens
Benchmark Snapshot + Price
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Price Snapshot
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DeepSeek V4 Coding Plans start at $0.90 on this site. Official API token pricing should be read separately: V4 Pro cache-hit input is $0.003625 / 1M tokens on the English table (RMB 0.025 / 1M on the Chinese table).
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